Introduction

Simply reading my article isn't enough of a reason for switching your operating system. How do you know that Lubuntu would be a decent choice? Other people might be saying that Lubuntu isn't at all suitable.

Personally I think Lubuntu is great, especially for low end computers short of RAM. Lubuntu lends itself perfectly to netbooks and I wrote an article when Lubuntu 13.10 was released explaining why.

Shortly I will be showing how to try Lubuntu out without messing up your current Windows XP installation. Before I do though I thought I would list a few alternative reviews so that you can get a fully balanced opinion.

Lubuntu 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" Review: All Well except the Wifi bug

There is a blog out there that occupies a similar space to this one and writes articles for people who are non-technical. That blog is called "Linuxed" and can be found at http://mylinuxexplore.blogspot.co.uk/.

The Linuxed blog is written by Arindam Sen who is an Indian national living in Bangalore.

Arindam has written a very good review about Lubuntu 14.04. I think you should read it before moving forward because there are some interesting points such as possible WIFI problems.

This review has a number of screenshots of Lubuntu, a snippet of the description from Wikipedia, sections on installation, the included software and it also highlights the known issues within Lubuntu 14.04.

The overall impression was a good one stating that Lubuntu 14.04 performs well and is a great choice for minimalists.

Whilst I agree with this assessment it is also a good replacement for Windows XP to keep that old hardware running well.